December 2018 Around Town

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November 28, 2018

Want Your ‘Sauce on the Side?’

Welcome to one of Chesterfield’s newest restaurants, Sauce on the Side, at 1637 Clarkson Road. The menu includes handcrafted calzones, salads with house-made dressings, wrapped desserts, beers and wines. Owners Mark Robinson and Lance Caden previously set up restaurants in Clayton, St. Louis City and the Grove. Delivery range is within 10 minutes of the restaurant. 636.778.0552

Ultimate Ninja Expands to Chesterfield

Chicago-based Ultimate Ninjas chose Chesterfield as the first city into which to expand! The 10,000-square-foot facility is located at 140 Long Road. Obstacles can accommodate adults and children and include some TV-favorite physical challenges, such as the jumping spider and salmon ladder. General Manager Kirsti Pratt, who competed on three seasons of American Ninja Warrior, is overseeing classes, safety and curriculum. The facility hosts birthday parties, classes and corporate team-building events.

Happy Five Decades to Talayna’s

The team at Talayna’s Italian Restaurant, 68 Four Seasons Shopping Center in Chesterfield, celebrated being in business for 54 years. Current owners Mehi and Susan Rouhani say Talayna’s is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, family-owned pizzerias in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Rouhanis have owned it for the past 36 years.

Chesterfield Hockey Association Constructs Chesterfield SportsComplex

A new Chesterfield SportsComplex is under construction, and it’s scheduled to open in fall 2019. Located on 12 acres adjacent to the Simon Premium Outlet Mall in the Valley, the complex is designed to replace the services of the demolished Hardee’s IcePlex.

The new 84,000-square-foot facility will feature two NHL-sized rinks, seating for approximately 2,000 spectators, a second-floor viewing platform, locker rooms, team meeting rooms and offices. The estimated cost for the complex is $21.5 million.

Aside from Chesterfield Hockey Association, Maryville University will be the exclusive university to call the Chesterfield SportsComplex home for its newly added men’s and women’s collegiate hockey programs. Local high schools committed to using the new facility include Marquette, Lafayette, Parkway West, St. Louis Priory and Fort Zumwalt West.

Chesterfield Hockey Association was founded in 1995 as a nonprofit corporation established for the development and operation of amateur youth hockey in West St. Louis County. CHA enrolls about 400 players each season and hundreds more in spring and summer leagues.

Did You Plug into Chesterfield Recreational Master Plan?

A total of 1,200 Chesterfield residents recently were randomly mailed a survey from the City of Chesterfield Parks, Recreation & Arts Department staffers. This step supplemented the online survey conducted in August, from which feedback was secured from 1,286 participants.

Tom McCarthy, director of the parks department, says the survey’s objective was to pinpoint how users most enjoy local parks and recreational services.

Tom says results were tabulated and factored into the department’s strategic plans for the next five to 15 years regarding residents’ interests in more green space, trails, special events, recreational centers and financial expenditures.

Chesterfield Montessori School Gets New Acting Leader

Kimberly Schneider was named interim head of Chesterfield Montessori School at 14000 Ladue Road. She has a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The school was founded in 1981 as a nonprofit, independent school serving children from age 16 months through 15 years.